In a first, a court of financial commissioner in Haryana headed by IAS officer Ashok Khemka has ordered serving of summons in a property dispute case through WhatsApp to one of the respondents who shifted to Kathmandu.

Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka who had cancelled the mutation of a land deal between a firm owned by Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and realty major DLF, was among six officers today promoted to the rank of Financial?Commissioner and Principal Secretary by the Haryana government.

BJP leader Ashwini Chopra on Saturday questioned his own party-led Haryana government, why IAS officers like Ashok Khemka are being "sidelined" when the Chief Minister has bated for corruption-free governance.

Whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who was transferred to Museum and Archaeology department for his 47th posting, has seen his maximum tenure during his 22-year-long career last no more than 18 months and the shortest just 11 days.